Nepal vs Uruguay: Urban area over the long-term
Nepal
680.09 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Uruguay
673.19 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Nepal rank
110th
Uruguay rank
112th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Nepal
- Uruguay
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 680.09 km² per grid cell against 673.19 km² per grid cell in Uruguay, a difference of 6.9 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 110th and Uruguay ranks 112th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 14 and Uruguay in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1100s | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1200s | 0.0037 km² per grid cell | 0.0029 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1300s | 0.0119 km² per grid cell | 0.0097 km² per grid cell | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1400s | 0.0375 km² per grid cell | 0.0324 km² per grid cell | 0.0052 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1500s | 0.1185 km² per grid cell | 0.1081 km² per grid cell | 0.0105 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1600s | 0.4434 km² per grid cell | 0.3608 km² per grid cell | 0.0827 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1700s | 1.55 km² per grid cell | 1.2 km² per grid cell | 0.3492 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1710s | 1.78 km² per grid cell | 1.43 km² per grid cell | 0.3523 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1720s | 1.98 km² per grid cell | 1.65 km² per grid cell | 0.3336 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1730s | 2.2 km² per grid cell | 1.9 km² per grid cell | 0.2991 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1740s | 2.43 km² per grid cell | 2.19 km² per grid cell | 0.2445 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1750s | 2.69 km² per grid cell | 2.52 km² per grid cell | 0.1642 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1760s | 2.96 km² per grid cell | 2.91 km² per grid cell | 0.0515 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1770s | 3.25 km² per grid cell | 3.35 km² per grid cell | 0.1016 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1780s | 3.56 km² per grid cell | 3.87 km² per grid cell | 0.3044 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1790s | 3.89 km² per grid cell | 4.46 km² per grid cell | 0.568 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1800s | 4.23 km² per grid cell | 5.14 km² per grid cell | 0.9053 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1810s | 4.6 km² per grid cell | 5.93 km² per grid cell | 1.33 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1820s | 4.97 km² per grid cell | 6.83 km² per grid cell | 1.86 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1830s | 5.44 km² per grid cell | 10.1 km² per grid cell | 4.67 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 5.98 km² per grid cell | 14.75 km² per grid cell | 8.77 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 6.55 km² per grid cell | 21.51 km² per grid cell | 14.95 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 7.16 km² per grid cell | 42.18 km² per grid cell | 35.03 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 7.79 km² per grid cell | 65.71 km² per grid cell | 57.92 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 8.58 km² per grid cell | 93.39 km² per grid cell | 84.8 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 9.42 km² per grid cell | 137.85 km² per grid cell | 128.43 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 10.01 km² per grid cell | 170.99 km² per grid cell | 160.97 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 11.14 km² per grid cell | 170.99 km² per grid cell | 159.85 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 13.49 km² per grid cell | 187.31 km² per grid cell | 173.82 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 15.37 km² per grid cell | 202.13 km² per grid cell | 186.76 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 17.51 km² per grid cell | 226.49 km² per grid cell | 208.98 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 23.99 km² per grid cell | 292.19 km² per grid cell | 268.2 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 33.94 km² per grid cell | 346.32 km² per grid cell | 312.37 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 52.5 km² per grid cell | 390.91 km² per grid cell | 338.4 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 97.56 km² per grid cell | 451.56 km² per grid cell | 354 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 176.86 km² per grid cell | 528.45 km² per grid cell | 351.59 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 314.97 km² per grid cell | 586.83 km² per grid cell | 271.86 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 480.48 km² per grid cell | 633.28 km² per grid cell | 152.8 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 628.95 km² per grid cell | 664.94 km² per grid cell | 36 km² per grid cell | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Nepal or Uruguay?
- Nepal, at 680.09 km² per grid cell against 673.19 km² per grid cell in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Nepal and Uruguay?
- 6.9 km² per grid cell, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Uruguay?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Uruguay rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Nepal ranks 110th and Uruguay ranks 112th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.